How much has been spent on your e30?

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How much have you spent on your e30?

0-1000
14
32%
1001-2000
8
18%
2001-3000
3
7%
4001-5000
6
14%
5001-6000
2
5%
6001-7000
2
5%
Anything over 7K
9
20%
 
Total votes: 44
smithy318i
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Mon May 30, 2005 8:52 am

I have spent Ԛ£529.46
but i have recipts from new for Ԛ£4009.36 in parts and servicing

EDIT: Added the price of stuff i just bought/am about to buy.
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Mon May 30, 2005 9:10 am

I have spemt approx Ԛ£500, inc buying it!!!!!!!
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Mon May 30, 2005 9:20 am

Since buying my M3 in January, I have spent about Ԛ£2500, mostly improving the car, about Ԛ£500 on suspension, Ԛ£250 for a service, Ԛ£600 on bodywork (still in being done :x ), Ԛ£700 on wheels, Ԛ£300 on tyres, Ԛ£200 on smoked rear lights, Ԛ£200 on smoked hellas, Ԛ£160 CF gurney flap...I'd better stop now....it's more than 2500...

Then the touring....I haven't really taken note of how much I've spent on it, but I've put on it since having it, 16" Hartge's, cloth sport seats, OBC, Cruise, uprated suspension, and it still needs attention.... :mad:
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Mon May 30, 2005 9:23 am

i'm into five numbers now :eek: :eek:
still lots more to get yet!
i try not to think of it :mad: :mad:
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Mon May 30, 2005 9:26 am

Ive spent about Ԛ£400 inc buying car!
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Mon May 30, 2005 9:32 am

i bought it for Ԛ£1650 2 months ago and that time I,ve spent

Ԛ£350 on bodyshop with another Ԛ£200 for next week (not compulsary just want it to look good!)

Ԛ£265 on full exhaust system
Ԛ£25 on a air filter
Ԛ£110 on a service
Ԛ£200 on tyres

thats it for the mo!
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Mon May 30, 2005 9:48 am

I bought my car 4 years ago for Ԛ£3,500 and in the 4 years ive spent approx Ԛ£4240 (receipts for) not inc the price of the car , and to be honest
most of the money was spent on asthaetics, leather,wheels,respray,new rear arches ect, s.s exhaust rear section(scorpion)
Mechanically the car is sound although i need 2 front tyres and a new exhaust at the moment so theres another couple hundred Ԛ£Ã”šÃ‚£.

Funny thing is tis failed the mot for the last 2 years and one of my workmates has a rust bucket of a Nova (and i mean rust bucket) yet it passes his mot all the bloody time.
I think garages see the money ive spent on my car and think "hey-up, we'll fail him so he can spend his money here"
Well i aint go no blinkin money, thats why my car has sat in my garage for the last couple of weeks cuz i cant afford to get it fixed you w@nkers :cry:
Rant over dude :mad:

So in answer to the question

Approx Ԛ£4240 (reciepts for)
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Mon May 30, 2005 10:58 am

im not even gonna think about it....

my student loan for the past 2 years.....LOL
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Mon May 30, 2005 12:31 pm

Sh*t loads. too scared to count it all up. including all services its gonna be sky-high.
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FOR SALE

SONY PSP'S £100
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Mon May 30, 2005 12:58 pm

OH OH...

awaits Bootyman's reply :)

better grab yerself a chair...lol

Nav,i hear yer m8,guess you would be getting pretty close to his compared to most of us anyway.

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Mon May 30, 2005 1:28 pm

i have run myself dry mate. including what i paid for the car, its definately into five figures :eek: . i love it though :D
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FOR SALE

SONY PSP'S £100
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Mon May 30, 2005 2:24 pm

And so you should bud..


Its a work of art and very pleasing to the eye..i must say.. :D
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Mon May 30, 2005 2:38 pm

probably spent about 1400 on it inc 710 for ins, so not too bad actually :lol:

still got exhaust to do,tidy up the paint/wheels, 4 new tires,possibly a new diff (i want more economy :wink: )

BBTB and Zone Wild chip still to be done (now that the brakes are up to the standard I require)
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HotboxDeluxe
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Tue May 31, 2005 1:53 am

Ԛ£36.99 including
purchase price
a jetwash
some leopardskin furry-dice air-fresheners that smell like old lady flowers

:woo:
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Tue May 31, 2005 2:03 am

HotboxDeluxe wrote:Ԛ£36.99 including purchase price
:eek: Ԛ£36.99 including the purchase price? You did well there! :D

I think I beat you at Ԛ£16.99 for a pair of Xenon headlight bulbs (well worth the extra money over normal bulbs :D)!

Though if you include insurance for the year..... :clin:
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Tue May 31, 2005 2:07 am

More than what it went on Ebay :cry: (including purchase price)
But it went for close enough not to feel bitter and the rest i'll swallow as "enjoyment of the car" and did i! 8)

Zayyan: Xenon bulbs are great! I had some on my E30, not as bright as the real deal but good enough imo! :lol:
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Tue May 31, 2005 2:11 am

mine cost me Ԛ£90 as a runner with full mot and some tax :rasta:

but then i got this daft idea to put a different engine in and spent over a grand on it and IT'S STILL NOT FINISHED!

cost breakdown here http://www.tobyunna.com/ for those interested!
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Tue May 31, 2005 2:17 am

Zayyan wrote:
HotboxDeluxe wrote:Ԛ£36.99 including purchase price
:eek: Ԛ£36.99 including the purchase price? You did well there! :D

I think I beat you at Ԛ£16.99 for a pair of Xenon headlight bulbs (well worth the extra money over normal bulbs :D)!

Though if you include insurance for the year..... :clin:
I was fortunate enough to have a friend of a friend of a friend break down in it 20 yards away from my house, he needed a car sharpish so I swapped him a Rover 220 that cost me Ԛ£33 from a trade sale. He was happy, I was even happier to find out it was just the fuel pump (which I had a spare one of). The extra expenditure was a rare moment of pride :bmw:

Cheapest E30 I ever bought was fifteen quid's worth of henna red 316 auto 4-door. Oh, the crapness :screwy:
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Tue May 31, 2005 2:17 am

A grand is nothing for that beast :D

I guess the effort involved might be worth a little more though.... :mad:
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Tue May 31, 2005 2:25 am

Conversions are still so cool and i sold mine :hammer:
It was all there too, no headaches, like a factory car :drool: But i guess doing it yourself is half the enjoyment!
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Tue May 31, 2005 5:16 am

currently only bout Ԛ£800 or so... but that is soon to change :mad:
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

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Tue May 31, 2005 8:10 am

Gotta be a good 4 1/2K, and counting.
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www.air-in.co.uk free M20 exhaust and inlet flange
smithy318i
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Tue May 31, 2005 8:38 am

About Ԛ£450 on my old one (including tax / insurance / mot / welding)
I got the car for FREE... :D

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Tue May 31, 2005 9:08 am

So far my E30 owes me Ԛ£530 but that includes the buying the follwing cars for spare parts and a head gasket set, front pads, 2 tyres etc.

1989 320i Tourer
1989 320i 2 door saloon
1986 525e shed :D

And that includes the purchase price of the 1989 320iSE
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Tue May 31, 2005 9:22 am

have receipts from last 5 years which exceed Ԛ£8K, I paid Ԛ£500 for the car 3 months ago and have so far spent about Ԛ£350 on it.
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Tue May 31, 2005 4:05 pm

350 quid inc buying the car :D
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Tue May 31, 2005 4:20 pm

I bought mine for Ԛ£800 10 weeks ago, since then I've spent;
Ԛ£110 - replacing sump gasket
Ԛ£80 - 5 15" BBSs with nearly new Avon something or others, AZ1?
Ԛ£20 - 4.5l main stealer coolant
Ԛ£!?!?!?!?!- Petrol!
She'll also be getting new oil, plugs, leads, filters in the next week or two. I've also got my eye on an M-tech wheel and some sports seats at the local scrappy, should be about Ԛ£100 for the lot. I also fancy some uprated shorter springs, what are the best value for money?
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Tue May 31, 2005 4:58 pm

in the last year over Ԛ£15k
scot 328i with 260bhp
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Tue May 31, 2005 7:48 pm

BMW 316i 2door alpine white mot'd nearly a year/taxd - Ԛ£450
Chrome 17" BK299 wheels - Ԛ£750
Full powerflow stainless exhaust - Ԛ£320
Leather Victor steering wheel - Ԛ£80
Reiger infinity lip - Ԛ£120
Reiger infinity splitter - Ԛ£84
Se skirts - Ԛ£50
Momo gear nob - Ԛ£40
Mats - Ԛ£25


A bit. :cry:
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Tue May 31, 2005 8:24 pm

My sanity :x
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Tue May 31, 2005 8:27 pm

i dred to think!!

4k for car
wheels about 900
xenons 250
smoked lights 300
gear nob and steering wheel 100
shocks and springs 500
completely new suspension bushes 600
exhaust 450
maintenance about 300
brakes plus fluid 160
loads of other silly things....................................
i've had a few bargains along the way and i've owned it a year this month!

petrol :roll: i've done 18,000 miles this year!
Karan
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Tue May 31, 2005 8:34 pm

ive owned mine a year this month, and have also done 18k miles....coincidence????????????????????????????? 8O

great minds think alike
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Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:27 am

before you all larf , remember that denmark has the most cut-throat car prices in the world, check the net if u want. anyway


the car- 4800
timing belt 220
ign. cables diz rotor 170
discs and calipers 220
sparks oil and filters 40
tyres 100
windscreen 160
rust proofing 300
new front and side ind. 35
f.p.r 20 (used)
map mirror 30
gear manchette 10
filler rubber sock 5
door kick plates 5
mudflaps (dont even use em now) 20
spray job 350 paid so far
alpina reps 500 inc. postage to denmark
registration 60
road tax 180 every six months
boot seal 40
amp and sub 100
insurance 700

cant be bothered to add it up, .. mabey after a rest :roll: but its cost me a bit, still i couldnt care less :lol:
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Wed Jun 01, 2005 12:32 am

8125



and i couldnt even get a decent second hand focus for that, not that i would ever ever have one, but u get my drif :wink:
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Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:01 pm

johnono wrote:8125



and i couldnt even get a decent second hand focus for that, not that i would ever ever have one, but u get my drif :wink:
is there such a thing as a decent Focus, let alone a decent 2nd hand one???? :mad: :lol: :lol:
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